Project to convert wasteland, the size of Chile, into farms.
The slowdown in economic activity due to the coronavirus pandemic has prompted the Chinese government to spend on large-scale projects to stimulate growth. Last month, we reported how the country hadHowever, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is not a new undertaking but has been in the works for over five decades. The eastern and southern parts of China have a water surplus, while the north and east face a severe shortage.
Compared to the Päijänne in Finland, which stretches a little over 74 miles , the Yinjiangbuhan tunnel is expected to run over 870 miles , with some of its parts running nearly 3,300 feet underground as compared to the 426 feet that the Finnish tunnel goes into the bedrock.
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